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  1. On This Day August 31 1984 – Flashpoint Premiered in U S Theaters

    On This Day August 31 1984 – Flashpoint Premiered in U S Theaters

    On this day August 31 1984, the political thriller Flashpoint premiered in U S theaters. Set in the harsh Texas desert, the story follows two border patrol agents, Logan and Wyatt, who stumble upon a buried Jeep. Inside it they find a decomposed body, a high powered rifle, and a briefcase filled...
  2. On this day August 26 1988 – Betrayed Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1988 – Betrayed Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 26 1988, Betrayed premiered in theaters. Directed by Costa Gavras, this political thriller starred Debra Winger as an undercover FBI agent who finds herself entangled in the dangerous world of white supremacist extremists. Assigned to investigate a series of racially motivated...
  3. On This Day August 25 1989 – The Package Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 25 1989 – The Package Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 25 1989, The Package premiered in theaters. This tense political thriller starred Gene Hackman and Tommy Lee Jones in a story that pulled viewers deep into a Cold War conspiracy. Hackman played Johnny Gallagher, a military sergeant tasked with escorting a prisoner back to the...
  4. On This Day August 14 1987 – No Way Out Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day August 14 1987 – No Way Out Premiered in Theaters

    On this day August 14 1987, No Way Out premiered in theaters. This thriller starred Kevin Costner as a naval officer who becomes entangled in a high‑stakes conspiracy following the death of a fellow officer. As he investigates, he realizes someone in his own command may be setting him up...
  5. On This Day: July 17, 1987 – Nowhere to Hide Premiered in Theaters

    On This Day: July 17, 1987 – Nowhere to Hide Premiered in Theaters

    On this day July 17, 1987, the action thriller Nowhere to Hide premiered in theaters. Directed by Mario Philip Azzopardi, the film starred Amy Madigan, Michael Ironside, John Colicos, Daniel Hugh Kelly, and Robin MacEachern. It delivered a tense and emotional story centered on corruption, cover...
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